#2 Scott Smith vs. Pete Sell – Ultimate Fighter IV Finale – 11/11/2006
TUF 4 castmates Scott Smith and Pete Sell had fought under the same banner during the reality show tapings – ‘Team Mojo’ – but that didn’t stop them from going to war on the undercard of the season’s Finale show.
Despite Sell being more known for his ground game and Smith being a known knockout puncher, ‘Drago’ decided to fight fire with fire, and stood in the pocket, trading off with Smith from the off.
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A wild first round saw both men in trouble – Sell was dropped by a left hook from Smith – but they continued to exchange punches, undeterred, and even found time to celebrate the friendship they’d forged on the reality show – pausing the action to high-five a couple of times before going right back to trading.
The second round saw more of the same, but suddenly it was Sell who appeared to have the advantage, landing some clubbing blows that had Smith on the defensive. When Sell hit his opponent with a vicious left hook to the body, the fight looked all but done.
Smith stumbled backwards in agony and Sell charged forward, sensing the finish....only to run directly into a haymaker right hand from ‘Hands of Steel’ that instantly knocked him unconscious. Smith basically collapsed onto Sell to deliver some follow-up shots, but the fight was already over.
If Smith had been playing possum, it would’ve made the finish crazy enough, but incredibly the body shot left him writhing in agony after the fight was over – making everyone question how the hell he’d thrown such a beautiful knockout punch at the moment he did.
If a finish like this had happened in a movie, people would’ve questioned its believability.